Every July, the swimming community awaits our recruiting class updates. It’s when we publish our first recruit rankings for the previous year’s freshman class (Class of 2028) and update the base times used to calculate Power Indexes (PI’s) for rising juniors and seniors.
If you’re in the Class of 2026 or 2027, expect to see changes to your PI—and possibly your ranking. We’ll explain what’s changing and why it matters. But first, a quick note for those feeling a little overwhelmed by the recruiting process....
Alright, back to the numbers that everyone’s talking about…
A More Transparent, More Accurate Formula
This year marks the most significant update to our recruit rankings formula to date. These changes aren’t a reinvention—they’re an evolution because more than 500 teams, at every level, have come to rely on Swimcloud as part of their recruiting process. That means we continually review thousands of data points and incorporate direct feedback from coaches to create a formula that’s mo…
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